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Obituaries

Jeffrey R. Barker 1951-2025

BRACEVILLE — Jeffrey Robert Barker, known affectionately as Jeff to his friends and family, passed away peacefully, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at the age of 73, in Youngstown, surrounded by the love of his family. Born Oct. 22, 1951, in Warren, Jeff was a devoted son to his late parents, Betty ...

Nancy J. McTague 1949-2025

WARREN — Nancy Jean Hockensmith McTague, 76, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. She was born June 2, 1949, in Warren, a daughter of Winfield and Winifred Robinson Hockensmith. She retired from Packard Electric / Delphi. She was a member of First Christian Church in Niles. Survivors ...

Eugene P. Gentile Jr. 1964-2025

NILES — Eugene Phillip Gentile Jr., 61, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at Cortland Health Care Center. He was born July 24, 1964, in Warren, the son of the late Eugene P. Gentile Sr. and Phyllis J. Gaul Gentile. He was a 1984 graduate of Warren Western Reserve High School and earned ...

Services

NANCY J. ALEXANDER, 74, Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Lane Funeral Home, Roberts-Clark Chapel, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home. DOROTHY BLAKE, 78, Niles. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to ...

Services pending

PAUL E. ADAM, 77, of Niles, died Monday at his residence. (Holloway-Williams) JUDITH L. DEBOLT, 80, of Newton Falls, died Aug. 14 at Hospice House, Poland. (Borowski Memorial) MARGIE E. GREEN, 90, of Niles, died Monday at Antonine Village. (Holloway-Williams) JOHN M. HEBB, 78, formerly of ...

‘Politics Today’ columnist Witcover dies at 98

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jules Witcover, who cowrote one of the nation’s leading political columns for nearly three decades, died Saturday at the age of 98. Witcover’s widely syndicated daily column “Politics Today” was written jointly for 24 years with the late Jack Germond, and he ...